A ‘commanding’ lead for Hillary Clinton, and more must-reads

Hillary Clinton is trouncing her potential Democrat presidential-primary rivals, according to the newest Washington Post-ABC News poll. The former secretary of state holds a commanding six-to-one lead over other Democrats heading into the 2016 campaign, garnering 73% of Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents. Far behind in second place is Vice President Joe Biden with 12%. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren pulls in 8%. Republicans, meanwhile, have no clear front-runner.

On the subject of 2016: Jeb Bush says he’ll make up his mind about seeking the Republican presidential nomination later this year. The former governor of Florida told a Miami CBS station: “The decision will be based on, can I do it joyfully? Because I think we need candidates to lift our spirits, it’s a pretty pessimistic country right now.” Politico has a story.

Immigration reform is high on House Republicans’ agenda at a retreat this week. They’re expected to outline their standards and principles for an overhaul of the immigration system. But they are already getting resistance from top Senate Republicans including Jeff Sessions, the top GOP member of the budget committee. Sessions sent all House Republicans an analysis saying increasing the number of immigrants would hurt an already weak economy; lower wages; and boost unemployment. Read more from Fox News.

Is it time to start exporting U.S. crude oil? That’s what senators will begin debating Thursday, following increasing discussion about the ban on crude exports being a relic that has outlived its usefulness. According to the Hill, many lawmakers say walling off foreign markets doesn’t make sense, since the U.S. is slated to top Saudi Arabia as the world’s biggest oil producer in 2015.

There’s a “contentious process” ahead for Lenovo’s purchase of Motorola’s smartphone business from Google, Quartz writes. The deal will need to be reviewed by the U.S. government’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. Lenovo rival Huawei had a small deal blocked by CFIUS, Quartz points out, adding the climate for U.S.-China telecom deals “has gotten chillier following widespread reports of Chinese hackers penetrating U.S. corporate and military networks.”